The pilot, who was conducting a cross-country flight in a Beech 95, entered the pattern at the airport in Casey, Illinois, on the crosswind leg and set the mixture and power for landing and extended the flaps. He reported that the right engine “sputtered” while the plane was abeam the runway threshold. He immediately checked […]
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Picture of the day: Midget Mustang
David F. Quagliana, a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 46 in Buffalo/ Lancaster, N.Y, stands by a chapter member’s Midget Mustang at the Clarence Aerodrome in New York. The aircraft is approximately one-half size of the original P-51 Mustang flown during World War II, and beyond. Would you like to have your […]
Be the old man
The kid’s pace slowed as the tree line fell behind, the green grass of the airport coming into view. Pedaling slower while steering the bike off the main thoroughfare and onto the little used service road, the kid’s eyes scanned the grounds. Beyond the chain link fence, the Do Not Enter signs, and the undeveloped […]
Mechanics retiring faster than they can be replaced
A new report from the Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) has discovered that mechanics are retiring faster than they can be replaced. While new people make up just 2% of the aviation maintenance technician (AMT) population, 30% of the workforce is at or near retirement age, according to the report. In the U.S., FAA-certified Aviation […]
Video: From drone pilot to bush pilot
In this video from FliteTest, Trent Palmer, a Hollywood drone cinematographer, tells of his journey from RC and drone flying to general aviation and bush flying in his Kitfox.
Meet a Tuskegee Airmen free webinar slated
Join the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron for a live webinar and conference call with Tuskegee Airman pilot Dr. Harold Brown, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. This free live event will feature Dr. Brown’s inspirational story, in his own words, according to CAF officials. Brown was a pilot with […]
Dragging the landing site goes awry for Alaska pilot
The pilot was on a personal cross-country flight to a remote, off-airport site in Sleetmute, Alaska, in a tailwheel-equipped Cessna 180. He said that before landing he intended to fly a low pass over the snow-covered site to determine the condition of the snowpack, a maneuver commonly known as dragging the landing site. He said […]
Picture of the day: A new Breezy
Donald Tevis sent in this photo for Picture of the Day, noting: “My newly purchased Breezy waiting for me to pick it up.” He added the Breezing has a Lycoming O-290 engine and Stinson 10A wings. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. […]
David Morrell: Author, adventurer, aviator
At 74, Canadian David Morrell has a shelf of literary awards to go along with his 30-plus novels. Creator of the American icon Rambo, Morrell is well-known in publishing as a man who prefers intense first-hand research over library-based research. “In 2006, I started to write a novel, ‘The Shimmer,’ about the mysterious Marfa lights […]